John Ure, born and raised in Adamstown, was a NSW Police detective in the Hunter throughout the 1970s and early 1980s. Here's his latest crime file.
During its 150 years of operation (1848 to 1998), Maitland Gaol housed some of the most dangerous criminals in Australia. There had been daring and dramatic escapes - about 37 in all - but none was more daring or dramatic than the escape of seven of Maitland Gaol's most dangerous inmates on the morning of Thursday, September 1, 1977 - and we had them all back in custody within 90 minutes.
